Welcome to my profile. As a trusted professional with 10+ years on UpWork with a 100% job success score, I invite you to further explore my experience and startup approach @ ASTARTUPSPACE.COM. Let's achieve your startup goals together!
I'm available for consultations, go ahead and reach out to schedule a preliminary session: calendly.com/elissa25/discovery-call-15-min
- Do you have a business idea and not sure what to do next?
- Do you have an existing business that needs to be taken to the next level of growth?
At AStartupSpace, we design guided plans tailored for 'first-time' entrepreneurs looking for direction after saying "...I have a business idea, now what?"
Our mission is to ensure that anyone with an idea and the motivation, can build a business.
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SUMMARY:
I'm an all-in-one start up and growth business consultant, passionate about entrepreneurship, outfitting businesses with various development tools from building the preliminary CONCEPT STAGES to the closing LAUNCH STAGES, to help your business go to market!
I have been involved in every element of start up businesses to Fortune 500s. I carry a proven top ranking track record + hands on experience.
15+ year senior business and marketing consultant (bachelors degree in Marketing and Business Communications from Arizona State University, United States). Assisting over 80+ businesses from start up to enterprise companies seeking optimization & growth success. Mentored by entrepreneurs and serial CEO's from various incubator programs gathering the most up to date insights from branding, sales and marketing operations.
Extensive experience in research, business development, and marketing from operating as a:
⭐ Owner of A Startup Space, Consultation Firm building startup and growth businesses
⭐ Statewide Brand Manager for Coca-Cola Active Lifestyle Brands
**Awarded best performing (revenue/marketing) state 2 years in a row
⭐ Accounts Department Head of one of the largest Promotional & Marketing International Agencies for Fortune 500 Companies (Nintendo, Ducati, Samsung, AXE, Bacardi, Grey Goose, etc.)
⭐ Sales and Marketing Executive of a startup business
**Recognized as one of the TOP Startups by Boston Mass Challenge (Incubator program)
⭐ Marketing Department head of a revenue $40 million dollar annual business, involved in marketing implementation for it's merge & acquisition
⭐ UpWork Freelancer providing marketing and business development services in various industries from B2B and B2C SaaS. mobile applications, Brick & Mortar, eCommerce, Shopify, Health & Wellness, Fashion and Luxury items, Food & Beverage, 1% Audience, Non Profits, Male Focused Product Lines, etc.
My areas of experience are:
✔️RESEARCH & BUSINESS CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT:
● Business Plan/Feasibility/Market Research/Business Auditing
● Digital Transformation Audit
● Qualitative & Quantitative Research Analysis
● Data Acquisition of Competitive Space (Industry, Competitors, Consumers, Market)
● Business Plan Report Creation (SBA loan/investor)
● Pitch Deck Development & Design PPT (internal use, sales facing & investor pitches)
● Financial Planning
● Department Infrastructure Concept Development, Flowchart
● Excel Data Mining, Pivot Tabling
● Product concept, branding and development
✔️MARKETING STRATEGY
● Omni-channel (multi) Marketing Strategy (aggregating existing marketing channels into a focused sales pipeline and consumer cycle)
● Go To Market Plan Strategy Creation, complete turn key fiscal year plan
● Email Design and Campaign Automation (MailChimp, Survey Monkey)
● Digital/Media Strategic Marketing (Hootsuite, Simply Measured)
● SEO Optimization
● E-Commerce Sales/Lead Gen Development
● CRM/Email Management (Sales Force, InfusionSoft)
● Experiential/Grassroots Marketing
● User Generated Content Channels (UGC)
● Direct Marketing Campaigns
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UpWork 5 STAR Client Reviews:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Elissa Goes above and beyond your expectations! Incredibly detailed and on schedule! I was expecting a marketing plan and got so much more than that. She's outlined our entire year with goals and expectations that far exceeded my requests. HIRE HER!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Elissa is incredible at what she does. She was a huge benefit to my company and quickly learned/adapted to what we do. She created a media/advertising kit that will be given to other companies we work with. I would recommend her to anyone and plan on using her again in the future!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Elissa has been amazing developing and implementing a marketing strategy for my online store. She was essential to tightening the story for the brand even as it was being built upon. I look forward to working with her as we move into the next phase."
Internet Research
Pitch Deck
Competitor Research
Consumer Profiling
Consumer Research
Industry & Competitor Analysis
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Management
Strategic Plan
Corporate Brand Identity
Startup Consulting
Business Consulting
Business Analysis
Product Development
Research & Strategy
Market Research